Espresso Tales: 44 Scotland Street Series (2)

44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 2

The residents and neighbors of 44 Scotland Street and the city of Edinburgh come to vivid life in these gently satirical, wonderfully perceptive serial novels, featuring six-year-old Bertie, a remarkably precocious boy--just ask his mother.

Back are all our favorite denizens of a Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh. Bertie the immensely talented six year old is now enrolled in kindergarten, and much to his dismay, has been clad in pink overalls for his first day of class. Bruce has lost his job as a surveyor, and between admiring glances in the mirror, is contemplating becoming a wine merchant. Pat is embarking on a new life at Edinburgh University and perhaps on a new relationship, courtesy of Domenica, her witty and worldly-wise neighbor. McCall Smith has much in store for them as the brief spell of glorious summer sunshine gives way to fall a season cursed with more traditionally Scottish weather.

Full of McCall Smith's gentle humor and sympathy for his characters, Espresso Tales is also an affectionate portrait of a city and its people who, in the author's own words, "make it one of the most vibrant and interesting places in the world."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 07/11/2006
ISBN: 9780307275974
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.30w x 0.82d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2006 pg. 492
Publishers Weekly 05/22/2006 pg. 31
People Weekly 07/10/2006 pg. 53
Entertainment Weekly 07/14/2006 pg. 85
School Library Journal 11/01/2006 pg. 171

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 112158 / Espresso Tales
Reading Level: 5.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 18